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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It begins by defining the past continuous as a verb tense used to describe an ongoing past action that was interrupted by another event or that occurred simultaneously with another action. It then provides examples of how to form the past continuous using "was/were" and the present participle. Finally, it outlines three common uses of the past continuous: 1) to describe an interrupted past action, 2) to describe parallel past actions that occurred simultaneously, and 3) to describe repetition or irritation involving words like "always" in the past.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It begins by defining the past continuous as a verb tense used to describe an ongoing past action that was interrupted by another event or that occurred simultaneously with another action. It then provides examples of how to form the past continuous using "was/were" and the present participle. Finally, it outlines three common uses of the past continuous: 1) to describe an interrupted past action, 2) to describe parallel past actions that occurred simultaneously, and 3) to describe repetition or irritation involving words like "always" in the past.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It begins by defining the past continuous as a verb tense used to describe an ongoing past action that was interrupted by another event or that occurred simultaneously with another action. It then provides examples of how to form the past continuous using "was/were" and the present participle. Finally, it outlines three common uses of the past continuous: 1) to describe an interrupted past action, 2) to describe parallel past actions that occurred simultaneously, and 3) to describe repetition or irritation involving words like "always" in the past.

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    Past Continuous

    S U BT ITLE
    • The past continuous (also called past
    progressive) is a verb tense which is used
    to show that an ongoing past action was
    happening at a specific moment of
    interruption, or that two ongoing actions
    were happening at the same time
    The past continuous is formed using
    was/were + present participle. Questions are
    indicated by inverting the subject and
    was/were. Negatives are made with not.

    Statement: You were studying when she


    called.
    Question: Were you studying when she
    called?
    Negative: You were not studying when she
    called.
    Past Continuous Uses
    USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past

    Use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past
    was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the
    simple past.

    I was watching TV when she called.

    When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.


    USE 2 Parallel Actions

    When you use the past continuous with two actions in the
    same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were
    happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.

    I was studying while he was making dinner.

    While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.


    USE 3 Repetition and Irritation with "Always“

    The past continuous with words such as "always" or


    "constantly" expresses the idea that something
    irritating or shocking often happened in the past.

    She was always coming to class late.

    He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone


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